I've been using a glow in the dark hockey mask aka Jason the crazy guy who wears a mask mask.
I do target shooting and slashes across the mask with my 405 nm pointer. You can write words or names on the forehead if you are quick . At first the mask will glow like a night light for a minute or so...
I wonder what wavelenght laser is being used. ? I've heard of mirrors left on the moon for lunar ranging measurements ,are these the mirrors?
Can an amatuer astronomer point a telescope and do experiments with these mirrors ?
New book availanle on Scribd
High Power Laser Handbook - H. Injeyan, G. Goodno (McGraw-Hill, 2011) BBS
The High-Power Laser Handbook, edited by Hagop Injeyan and Gregory D. Goodno, is both comprehensive and timely. It is comprehensive in that the laser ... technologies discussed include gas...
If I remember correctly a 3 necked reacton vessal was used . Probalby 100 cm in volume. One neck was used to extract the fumes. The second neck held the laser. Perhaps a quartz window to protect the laser could be attached. The 3r neck was free. Flamables coul be put in there. The whole...
I couldn't pass this thread up . Its downright funny. I think the young man wants to heat up some bud under glass and then inhale the fumes. If so I would like to add a suggestion and say not to let o2 in the glass vessal or the bud would flame up and lessen the THC content.
This idea was...
I've completed an 8" f7 Newtonian . Thats a 57 inch focal length with a 12 mm eyepiece that gives me a plus100x view Its mounted on a pipe fixture along the equatorial lines. With a cement base it weights over 250 lbs . My favorite magnification is about 100x plus. I was able to view planetary...
I did some research and have not found the specifications of G2 glass lens . Is it the glass or the coating that gives G@ glass lens its property?
Please understand I grind and polish my own telescope mirrors and am not afraid to take on grinding a small lens. Now the coating I don't think I...
I'm wondering how many appliances are there that have LDs in them. I wouldn't pay $200 just to harvest a LD but it amazes me to no end how much Lasers have shown up in ordinary things. We all know you can get LDs out of DVD writers . What other appliences are there that have these little...
Check this out :whistle:
Rio scanning - permanent laser hair remover - YouTube
Whats the story on Hair removal Lasers . On eBay some companies deny they are a Laser devive. This vid is from a company who say its a Laser and has locking devices on them .
How powerful are they ? can you pop a...
Introduction to Laser Technology, 4th Edition
The Laser Guidebook, second edition
Thank You . I'm looking them up. Be back soon:yh::yh:
This one ?
The Laser Guidebook 2nd Ed - J Hecht (Mcgraw-Ill, 1999
I got it as a PDF file no frt cover from scribd . A sort of document sharing website ...
Thanks for pointing out wannburnstuff's thread on who who here at LPF . I'm impressed with this communities efforts with the Laser hobby . It was a good read.
Please don't mistake me with someone who wants to be spoon fed all the secrets you guys have acquired with hands on research , finding...
Yes I'm aquainted with Sams Laser Faqs . Thats a very good source of information .
I harvest LDs from DVD writers because I have a limited veterans pension but I'm sure I can get some good prices from members of this website . Besides I hate to think of good electronic parte going to waste . I...
I assume that this is an apropiate area to discuss Laser books and ebooks as media. I've downloaded some free and legal ebooks on Laser diodes and appreciate the historys of various Lasers. I hope this will help me in selection DVD writers in order to harvest LDs . What is particularly...
100 to 200 MWs would be OK unless I can get one made out of copper. I want this one with a 405 nm diode to observe the blacklight effect . I would like to use it to collect flouresent minerals .:yh:
What driver would fit ?
Thanks Bowtieguy . I found DTR's site and it looks like I would be able to find something there . Did you get my second PM ?
Lightning Stalker..I finally got a tool to remove the brass disk from the O'Like .The disk is .262 inch thick and measures .737 inch
Dia. acrosd the threads. It is...
I'll go to the hareware store and pick up the appropiate tool tonite . It seems that theres room inside the brass object , perhaps for the driver . I can see it from the rear . I'll be back later or tomorrow with pictures:)
I'll take it apart..OK I have the front part now , it has optics in it , a lens smaller in the inside About 4 mm, the outside has about 8 mm dia. of glass . No apparent HS .
Now the rest of the assembly . I see a brass disk thats threaded the same thread as the inside of the front . About 18 mm...
Thanks, 'll check DTR's site out . I just edited my post and uploaded a URL for a pic . Did you see the photo /:):)
Oh and I didn't mention I own a running metal lathe . I could use some pointers concerning measurements from a fellow machinist . But then I could just have someone machine the...